Bree of South Whitehall Wins Top Dog Contest

Four weeks. Hundreds of entries. Thousands of votes. Controversy. Heartbreak. Redemption. The American Idol finale? Nope. Patch's Top Dog.

And the winner of Patch's Greater Philadelphia Top Dog contest is... !

Bree, a 13-pound Rat Terrier from the South Whitehall Patch area, is owned by Brian Hite. Bree is a rescue dog with one eye.

"We're humbled we got that many votes," Hite said of the hundreds of votes cast in rounds of the contest. "But all the dogs, no matter how they placed, are Top Dogs. Bree will carry on the title in all their names and memories."

Patch echoes that - congrats to Bree and to every single great dog that was entered in this contest - the purebreds, the rescues, the old dogs, the puppies, the dogs that make us laugh and lick our faces when we cry.

Bree wins our grand prize package: A professional photo shoot at her home and a $250 gift card to PetSmart, as well as a gift basket compliments of local business  in Hatboro. The basket includes dog treats, a dog toy and a candle. 

Dogs are awesome and we were thrilled at Patch to be able to celebrate so many of them with our readers. Thank you to everyone who participated!